Flower of Disease explained

Flower of Disease
Type:	studio
Artist:	Goatsnake
Cover:	Goatsnake flower.jpg
Released:	October 31, 2000
Genre:	Stoner metal^[1]
Length:	44:11
Label:	Man's Ruin^[2] Southern Lord (SUNN13) Rise Above Records
Producer:	Nick Raskulinecz
Prev Title:	Dog Days
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Trampled Under Hoof
Next Year:	2004

Flower of Disease is an album by American doom metal band Goatsnake, released in 2000.^{[3] [2]} The LP version was released by Southern Lord Records.

Critical reception

AllMusic called the album "an enjoyable listen", writing that it "is a perfect marriage of modern production techniques, excellent riffing, melodic classic doom, and grooving ambience." LA Weekly wrote that "there's a certain slickness here, but an inimitable weirdness too, the combination of which makes this band so distinctly, quintessentially Los Angeles."^[4] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music wrote that the album "extended Goatsnake's move towards southern-fried doom leanings, further refining their bludgeoning style."

Personnel

Goatsnake

• Pete Stahl – vocals, harmonica
• Greg Anderson – guitar
• G. Stuart Dahlquist – bass
• Greg Rogers – drums

Additional personnel

• Dave Catching – lap steel on "El Coyote"

Notes and References

1. Web site: 10 Stoner Metal Albums Ranked by a Metalhead Who Doesn't Smoke Weed. Kelly. Kim. Vice. April 20, 2017. May 21, 2017.
2. Book: Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music. William. Phillips. Brian. Cogan. March 20, 2009. ABC-CLIO. 9780313348013. Google Books.
3. Web site: Goatsnake | Biography & History. AllMusic.
4. Web site: Vinyl of the Week: Greg Anderson's Goatsnake Reissues Doom Metal Classics 'Flower of Disease,' 'Dog Days' and 'Vol. 1' via Southern Lord [MP3]]. July 30, 2010. LA Weekly.